Meta’s Twitter-Rival Threads App Said to Skip Launch in Eu

Facebook owner Meta‘s new Threads App, meant to rival Twitter,

The app is seen as the biggest challenge sum

A source close to meta said wedding that that the tech giant was holding backing back from Digital Markets Act That will come into full force next year.

The DMA is a landmark law that sets strict rules for the internet’s biggest companies in europe.

One of those regulations prohibits platforms from sharing data across different services. It also Restrictions Companies Directing Platform Users to their own products.

The description of threads on app stores in the united states indicated that a user’s personal data, include contact and geolocation information, will be collected and used for advertising purposes.

Meta has alredy run after EU Rules for its attempts to use data from WhatsApp To Strengthen Instagram and Facebook, Something European Regulators forbade it from Doing.

A spokesman for ireland’s data protection commission told the IRISH Independent

Ireland is home to meta’s eu headquarters, and the national regulator is in charge of oversight of the company in europe.

Contacted by AFP, Meta did not immediatily comment.

Meta was one of Seven Companies, Including Amazon and AppleThat informed the eu on tuesday that they meet the threshold to come under the new rules when they come into force next year.